The New Horizons Caregivers Group and Catholic Rainbow Outreach are teaming up with Albertsons grocery stores to help feed those in need this holiday season.
Donations of any amount, $1, $2, $5, $10 or more will help feed as many needy families as possible. New Horizons Caregivers Group and Catholic Rainbow Outreach are both 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving the Whittier area.
For more information call 562-944-2283.
WHITTIER – The 18th Annual Uptown Whittier Fall Antique Faire is slated for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013. This year marks the 18th time the faire has been offered to the public. It will feature 90-plus antique dealers.
In addition the Miss Uptown 50’s Fashion Show Contest will be coordinated by Marinello School of Beauty in Whittier. Come out to see local ladies put on their “Best Blast to the Past Vintage Apparel!”
Prizes will be presented to first-, second- and third-place winners.
The first-place winner will also ride in The 60th Annual Uptown Whittier Christmas Parade on Dec. 7, 2013.
Visit www.whittieruptown.org for details and contest application.
All contestants must register in advance at The Whittier Uptown Association Office by Monday, Oct. 28, 2013.
This Antique Faire will include items for sale such as furniture, collectibles, vintage clothing, jewelry, glassware, memorabilia and art. Entertainment will be performed by Uptown Whittier’ very own Memories Swing Team. Enjoy the fabulous 40’s & 50’s swinging dance moves. The Faire takes place on 13000 Philadelphia Street between Greenleaf Avenue and Painter Street.
This event is free to the public.
For more information call 562-696-2662 or visit www.whittieruptown.org
Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary is hosting the 4th Annual Día de los Muertos Cultural Festival & Marketplace from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3.
The event includes an art exhibit inside the SkyRose Chapel showcasing the talents of various artists and featuring internationally renowned local artist, Yolanda Gonzalez.
· Activities for children, including an arts and crafts area with workshops taught by local art instructors, with mini workshops and activities.
· A local vendor area showcasing an array of artisan products and handmade treasures
· A food court that will feature a variety of delicious treats, sweets and goodies for everyone
· Families will be creating their own memorial altars and participating in the community altar contest.
· A fun costume contest for attendees who dress in the Dia De Los Muertos theme
In addition, live entertainment will fill the air featuring folklorico group Tierra Blanca, Paso de Oro, Mariachi Trompetas de Mexico and the sensational sounds of local band, Cambalache.
For more information, visit www.DayoftheDead-RoseHills.com and visit and like Facebook.com/RoseHillsDiaDeLosMuertos
Whittier native Jonathan Tupanjanin to take center stage
WHITTER — Whittier native Jonathan Tupanjanin will play the role of Egeon in the ongoing Whittier College production of William Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errors.”
Associate Professor of Theater and Communication Arts Gil Gonzalez directs this all-student production. Each year the theater department produces up to four faculty-directed productions. These plays afford students the opportunity to engage in theater as a collaborative process.
One of Shakespeare’s earliest plays, “Comedy of Errors,” is also the shortest among them. It is an old tale of mistaken identity when two sets of identical twin boys are accidentally separated at birth during a shipwreck. After years of questions, one brother decides to search for the other and both are subsequently thrown into a world of confusion.
The humor of the play includes classic slapstick comedy, word play and the use of puns.
Performances will be at 8 p.m. Oct 16-19 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 20 at in the Ruth B. Shannon Center for the Performing Arts, 6760 Painter Ave.. General admission is $15, students/seniors are $9. For additional information, directions, or to buy tickets call 562-907-4203 or visit www.shannoncenter.org.
For more information contact Ana Lilia Barraza at 562-907-4912 or e-mail abarraza@whittier.edu
WHITTIER – Rio Hondo College and the Hispanic Outreach Taskforce (HOT), Whittier College and many local school districts are collaborating to educate parents about higher-education opportunities for their children at the 15th annual “Empowerment through Education” conference on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013 at Whittier College.
The daylong event is meant to curb high school dropout rates among Latino students by helping parents learn how to encourage their children to graduate from high school and go on to earn their college degrees.
College recruiters will be on hand to help parents better understand the school application and financial aid process.
A student symposium will offer workshops giving information on the college admission process and more.
A workshop titled “The Path to College” will be offered by Rio Hondo representatives to entice students to attend the hillside campus.
“It is our job as educators to ensure we prepare our prospective future students as best we can by giving them and their parents the necessary tools to help them succeed in higher education,” Rio Hondo Superintendent/President Teresa Dreyfuss said in a written release.
One highlight of the event will be a student panel consisting of young men and women from Rio Hondo who have begun successful careers in higher education. That panel is slated for 8:30 a.m.
For more information call 562-692-0921 or visit www.riohondo.edu
By Sergio Lopez, Jr.
Staff Writer
411whittier.com
Attention photographers! How would you like to gain insight from one of the best photographers of our time … for free?
At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013 award-winning conservation photographer Ian Shive, whose work has graced the pages of National Geographic, Time, US News and World Report, Men’s Journal, and both the Los Angeles and New York Times, just to name a few, will be displaying some of his photographs as well as sharing his experiences as a professional photographer at the Whittwood Branch Library, 10537 Santa Gertrudes Ave.
Tickets are available free of charge at both the Central and Branch Library circulation desks. Copies of Shive’s best-selling book, The National Parks: Our American Landscape, will be available for sale.
Shive is the winner of the 2011 Sierra Club Ansel Adams Photography Award. His work has been published in countless magazines and newspapers and has also appeared on films, television, and exhibits around the globe.
Shive is also the founder and CEO of a photograph and motion clip licensing agency called Tandem Stills + Motion, which represents more than 300 photographers worldwide. His work as an environmental advocate, specifically through his Wilderness Diplomacy Initiative, which is currently proceeding in Afghanistan, is said to have helped shape diplomacy efforts in many parts of the world. In his spare time Shive is an instructor of photojournalism at USC.
WHITTIER – The dog days of fall are coming to Whittier.
Bring your best four-legged friends to the Palm Park trailhead, 5703 Palm Ave., from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013 and attend the popular “Paws 4 a Cause” fundraiser aimed to help establish a dog park in Whittier.
“Paws 4 a Cause,” a subcommittee of the Whittier Community Foundation, is a nonprofit organization supporting programs benefitting Whittier. This year’s event will raise money to add amenities to a pending Dog Park.
Enjoy a canine 3-K walk/run, a “Mini-Mutt March” shorter run for smaller and/or older dogs, a Dog Fashion Show, an obstacle course, photos with Officer McGruff, the crime dog, and demonstrations from police K-9 groups. A pet faire will showcase pet adoption groups and other nonprofit animal services and pet vendors.
There is a $15 fee to participate in all activities with additional canines costing $5 each. Dogs must be leashed, under control and have all necessary immunizations.
For information, call Jeff Lopez at 562-567-9400 or contact him at jlopez@cityofwhittier.org
Trinity Worldwide Reprographics will host Adam’s Road Band, a special guest Christian music band from Florida, this Friday, Sept. 13, 2013. They are a Christian nonprofit band of four men who once were raised in a Latter Day-Saints family and were members of LDS Mormon church.
Through Grace of God all have come to biblical Christianity and having a relationship with Jesus Christ. Their story is powerful and joining them, too, will be one of the young men’s parents Lynn and Michael. Lynn Wilder has a book titled “Unveiling Grace” published by Zondervan.
The Friday event runs from 9 to 10 a.m. and a continental breakfast will be served.
For more information call 562-567-2050 or visit www.trinity3in1.net. Trinity Worldwide Reprographics is located at 10410 Pioneer Blvd. #2 in Santa Fe Springs.
In support of the Whittier Pregnancy Care Center on Whittier Boulevard, a fundraiser called “Laughter is Magic” is planned on Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013 at the La Mirada Theater in La Mirada.
Comedians from all over will be gracing the stage, including Clean Comedians, T. Faye Griffin, David O’Shaunessey and Chipper Lowell. These performers have been featured on the Tonight Show, Comedy Union, Storage Wars and Fox Television and have given benefits supporting the Ronald McDonald House, the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association.
The Whittier Pregnancy Care Center seeks to erase the need to seek an abortion as an option to pregnancy. According to the WPCC, about 3,000 babies are aborted every day in this country.
Visit www.LaughinLaMirada.com or call Sheena Boyd at 562-480-6760 for more information.
A free conference for seniors and caregivers, health care professionals, advocates, nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, businesses and civic leaders is planned for Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach, 200 South Pine Ave. in Long Beach.
The “2013 Rose Hills Conference for Seniors and Caregivers” runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is sponsored by Rose Hills, the AARP, AppleCare Medical Group, Supervisor Don Knabe, CareMore, Kaiser Permanente, Southern California Edison, aetna and involvecare.
Conference highlights will include expert presentations on topics relevant to seniors, caregivers and health care professionals, free registration that includes breakfast, lunch and educational materials, an interactive resource expo featuring community resources, activities and information, free health screenings, free continuing education for MFTs and LCSWs and information materials provided in English, Spanish and Mandarin.
Register online at www.Conference-RoseHills.com, visit www.Facebook.com/RoseHillsConference or www.Twitter.com/@RoseHillsEvents.
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